| Battle of Cape Spada | |||||||
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| Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of the Second World War | |||||||
 Bartolomeo Colleoni sinking, 19 July 1940 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Australia  United Kingdom |
 Italy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 John Collins |
Ferdinando Casardi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 light cruiser 5 destroyers | 2 light cruisers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 wounded 1 light cruiser damaged |
121 killed 555 captured 1 light cruiser sunk | ||||||
The Battle of Cape Spada was a naval battle between the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the second World War. It took place on 19 July 1940 in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Spada, the north-western extremity of Crete.